Transient sick sinus syndrome associated with immunoblastic lymphadenopathy

K Moridaira; C Takagi; E Kawada; K Murayama; T Matsushima; J Tamura; H Murakami; T Naruse; T Iizuka; S Shinonome; J Tsuchiya

Transient sick sinus syndrome associated with immunoblastic lymphadenopathy

J Med. 1997;28(1-2):81-6.

Authors

K Moridaira¹, C Takagi, E Kawada, K Murayama, T Matsushima, J Tamura, H Murakami, T Naruse, T Iizuka, S Shinonome, J Tsuchiya

Affiliation

¹ Third Department of Internal Medicine, Gunman University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan.

PMID: 9249614

Abstract

We describe a very rare case of immunoblastic lymphadenopathy (IBL) accompanied with a sick sinus syndrome (SSS) in a 64-year-old male. SSS presented with progression of the IBL and subsided with improvement of the IBL following high dose prednisolone (PSL) therapy. The clinical course of this patient strongly suggested cardiac involvement in IBL and being the cause of the transient SSS. To our knowledge, this is the first case of IBL demonstrating SSS as a possible complication of the disease. This case may provide further information for the treatment of similar patients with IBL.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Electrocardiography
Humans
Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / complications*
Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / drug therapy
Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy / pathology
Lymph Nodes / pathology
Male
Middle Aged
Pacemaker, Artificial
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Sick Sinus Syndrome / complications*
Sick Sinus Syndrome / etiology
Sick Sinus Syndrome / therapy

Substances

Prednisolone